Bob McCarty Writes

Designed to express how so many Americans feel about Homeland Security in the age of Obama the new “N SECURITY” t-shirt is a must for airline travelers as well as pilots, flight attendants and others who work in the airline industry. Order one now from The Bob McCarty Shop.  Click on the image at right [...]

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My wife is a flight attendant who works for a major airline, so I pay a lot of attention to airline-related subject matter. One interesting item I came across today is a “Bare Essentials” safety video below from Air New Zealand.  Thankfully, none of the Kiwis who appeared on camera in the piece appear to [...]

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The headline that appeared above Kevin J. Cameron’s “Reader’s Opinion” piece in USA TODAY expressed his opinion well: Pilots Deserve More Credit for Safety Record.  One day after yesterday’s “Miracle on the Hudson” river landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York City, few would argue with his logic. Cameron, an airline pilot from [...]

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Eight days ago, I wrote and published a post, Open Letter to Airline Customers Misses Mark, in which I explained how I had cast aside my initial inclination to side with airline executives on the matter of oil speculators in favor of Hugh Hewitt’s more-sensible stance on the issue. Today, I found yet another solid [...]

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Last night, a frequent-flying relative of mine forwarded an e-mail he had received that contained “An Open Letter to All Airline Customers” signed by 12 airline CEOs. I replied to his message, but wasn’t satisfied with my response. Today, thanks to Hugh Hewitt, I’ve found better words to express my opinion. After reading that letter [...]

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In the wake of ever-increasing fuel costs, the nation’s airline industry is receiving more and more attention. Today, however, that attention came in the form of grim news as two industry-focused groups warned that several large and small U.S. airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at the end of 2008 and early [...]

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Fellow St. Louisan Marianne Richmond at the Resonance Partnership blog is an expert on customer service and brand marketing. In a new post today, she examines the bad times American Airlines has been having. I encourage you to check it out. [Cartoon courtesy Political Graffiti]

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